Apple has released the iOS 6.1 update on Monday which includes a number of minor changes, the most notable being LTE compatibility.

iOS 6.1 brings LTE compatibility to 36 new iPhone carriers and 23 new iPad carriers in various locations around the world. This will allow users of the iPhone 5, the iPad Mini and the fourth generation iPad to access faster wireless speeds.

As well as the introduction of LTE compatibility, the update brings with it some changes to iTunes Match and Siri. Users of iOS 6 who were none too pleased when the option to download individual songs was removed, will be happy to hear that they are now enabled to do that again! Continue Reading

This ingenious new app from Florian Kräutli uses an iPhone’s Accelerometer to pick up the location of a tap and translate this information into typed letters on a keyboard – meaning that you can turn pretty much any surface into a keyboard for your iPhone!

He has called it the Vibrative Virtual Keyboard and it works by using the accelerometer to measure vibrations on a surface which are then mapped by Kräutli’s software. The software picks up the point of origin of the tap and enables the phone to “see” where you are tapping away. This means that your surface can become a QWERTY keyboard for your iPhone!

There are basically two types of iPhone photographers: those who love Instagram, and those who hate it. While there are a number of Instagram alternatives readily available in the App Store, the problem is that they all basically do the same thing, which is add filters and effect so you’ll end up with a vintage-looking snapshot.

But whether you love it or hate it, Instagram is crazy popular. The haters have had nothing to cling on to ever since the app hit the scene–until now, in the form of Normalize.Continue Reading

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While Burner gives you some added security so you can keep your mobile number private, Gliph gives you all the anonymity you’ll ever need for email. You can choose to create a dozen or so other email addresses on different providers, since there are many domains out there that provide free email services, but the process is time consuming and extremely inconvenient.

On the other hand, Gliph is a free service that allows you to send cloaked emails through its Cloaked Email feature, which ‘cloaks’ your email address every time you send and reply to an email so you actual address isn’t revealed.

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Nobody wants to be a creeper. But if for some reason you have a need for disposable numbers, then you’ll be glad to know that there is now an app for that: Burner. No need to buy SIM cards by the dozen anymore, because this app will create temporary and fully-functional numbers for you, whenever you need them.

The app is described as something that can add a ‘layer of privacy’ for your phone by providing it with ‘alias phone numbers.’ Of course, that’s what the app and service will turn out to be–if people use it the right way. Let’s just hope it won’t give stalkers or creepers free reign to make crank calls and scare the crap out of their unwilling targets.

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The iPhone has definitely become more than just a smartphone, partly because of all the apps and accessories that people keep making for it. Like the 3DCone by Saturn3DDesign, for instance.

It’s an add-on that will turn your iPhone into a stereoscopic camera so you can shoot photos and videos that are rendered in 3D. It’s pretty easy to use, too. Simply snap the 3DCone onto your phone, shoot stuff, and process the footage using the included app and you’re good to go.